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A Christmas in Vienna
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A Christmas in Vienna

1997-07-24 · 97 min · ★ 9.0

Drama · Romance · War

Eastern Croatian front, December 1991. Famed violinist Ivan Lesjak, his best friend and their travelling band perform for the exhausted soldiers on the frontlines. During one of these private concerts, the camp they're staying in is bombareded by Serbian forces. In the midst of the chaos, Ivan's best friend looses and arm and dies from his injuries soon after. Traumtized by what he saw, Ivan decides to leave the country and keep his parents company in their viennese apartment, however, the lights and crowds of the metropolis further increase his anxiety, until he meets Marina, another Croatian refugee who came to work in Austria as a nurse.

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Directors
Branko Schmidt
Production companies
Hrvatska Radiotelevizija, Interfilm
Countries
Croatia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Filip ŠovagovićFilip ŠovagovićIvan Lesjak
Bojana Gregorić VejzovićBojana Gregorić VejzovićDr. Marina Parun
Ljubomir 'Kiki' KaporLjubomir 'Kiki' KaporPetar Lesjak
Vjera Žagar-NardelliEva Resjak
Marija KohnMarija KohnTeta Ana
Drago KrčaDrago KrčaTetak Josip
Gusti WolfGusti WolfMizzi
Damir LončarDamir LončarEmil
Damir ŠabanDamir ŠabanBranko Jelić
Žarko SavićStevo
Cynthia AshpergerCynthia AshpergerBrigita
Ilija IvezićGeneral Raguž
Nada Gaćešić-LivakovićBlagajnica
Ivo GregurevićIvo GregurevićGost
Predrag 'Pređo' VušovićPredrag 'Pređo' VušovićKonobar

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